The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-02

"a SSSAACN oShouUlou was
at the annual meeting of the Chicago
Union League Club Tuesday night
by Edward +. Cragin, on behalf of
the committee on political action
proposing for honorary membership
the Hon. William T.. Gladstone, the
Premier. Opposition was speedily
developed, however, and n member
raised the point that an alien being
Ineligible for active membership p--he
was also ineligible for honorary
membership. Several other members
suggested that the proceeding was
irregular from the fact that the name
had not been reported through the
proper committee. Some further dis.
cussion ensued and when the motion
that the matter be laid on the table
was put to u vote there were few
dissenting voices. The incident ex.
cited great deal Of comment, and
there were many who said tue affair
was unfortunate from every stand.
point and more particularly from the
fact that there are about one hundred
Engiishmcn who are members of the
club.
FOREIGN.
NJ. Vulkovitch, Bulgarian agent
at Constantinople, has Informed the
Porte that the Bulgarian Regency
are willing to resign If all the powers
desire them to do SO.
The origin Of the recent great fires
at Yverdon, Switzerland, has been
traced to Anarchists who set fire to
many buildings with the object of
making work for unemployed per.
sons.
The cable Of the French company
between this country and France is
broken at some point between St.
Pierre and Brest. The agent of the
k@ompany at New York says that it
will probably take month to repair
it.
Inspired journals state that Prince
Bismarck will publish document
from the Pope favoring the govern
ment in tho present contest. It is
expected thai this will induce Cath.
oils not to oppose government can
didatcs.
January 23,n.
The jury for the trial Of ex-Alder-
man O'Neill, known as one of the
New York "Boodle Aldermen" was
finally accepted by both sides yester-
day and the trial was begun by plac.
ing ex.Alderman Fullgraff on the
! stand. The court sat until 10 80
last night.
The official count Of the vote in
the Parliamentary election in the
Exchange division of Liverpool
shows that Goschen, English Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer, was defeated
by seven votes. The vote was as
follows: Neville (Gladstonite) 3,217;
Goschen 3,210.
Russia has notified Turkey that
it is Russia's intention to propose
the Duke of Luchtenberg as q can
didate for the Bu1garian throne in
the event of a favorable result being
attained in the negotiations at pres
ent being conducted between the
Gear and Turkey.
A special from New Orleans says
the cotton planters along the Mis-
sissippi river have won n victory
over the American Cotton Oil Trust
Company. Yesterday the price Of
cotton seed on the river banks was
raised to So per ton near Vicksburg,
SO SO near New Orleans, ST so on
tributary streams. aud So at railroad
stations.
At Nelson, Minn., last night, four
men in a sleigh, while crossing the
tack Of the Burlington and North.
ern railroad failed to hear warn.
ing from friends or determined to
chance it, and were run down by a
passenger train. Two were killed,
the third will probably die and tue
fourth is badly injured, but will prob.
ably recover.
in the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, reported yesterday by Senator
Allison, the estimates amounted to
SG1,540.62. The House bill appro.
priated $50, 9,753,411. The. Senate
Committee has increased the amount
to $22,693,G56. Thus the bill as re.
ported is $S,S47,006 below the est.
mates and $31,9!5 in excess of the
appropriations for tho current year.
The announcement is made in Gin.
cinnati that contract has been
signed for the purpose of putting on
the road a theatrical company, under
the auspices and with the approval Of
the Catholic Church. with the object
Of collecting fund for the relief of
the creditors of the late Archbishop
Purcell. The venture is to start very
soon, but will not do business during
Lent.
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